College and Research Libraries


By DOROTHY ETHLYN COLE 

Library School Studies, 1951 
Miss Cole is editor, "Library Literature/' 

The H. W. Wilson Company. 

F
RO M ALL of the theses submitted to library 
schools in the year 1951, the following 

were chosen as items of interest to the mem-
bers of the various sections of ACRL. BibEo-
graphic compilations, indexes to periodicals, 
checklists and imprint inventories have been 
omitted. With the exception of the Chicago 
theses, all are available on interlibrary loan; 
the Chicago theses are available only by pur-
chase of a microfilm copy. Unless another 
degree is specified the items are all masters' 
theses. 

The editor of College and Research Li-
braries is considering the feasibility of publish-
ing this list as an annual feature. Readers 
are invited to submit suggestions to the com-
piler for improving its content or org!!niza-
tion. 

General Administrative Problems 

Andrews, Jane A. Staff Manual for the Cata-
log Department of the University of Texas 
Library. (Texas) 

Hinkley, Mary E. The Role of the College 
Library in the Preservation and Organiza-
tion of the Archives of its Own Institution. 
(Columbia) 

Keller, Richard L. Survey of the State Uni-
versity Libraries of France. (Western Re-
serve) 

Peeler, Elizabeth H. Functions and Duties 
of Faculty Library C::ommittees in Colleges. 
(Columbia) 

Ross, Jane E. The Problem of the Depart-
mental Library with Reference to Biological 
Science Departmental Libraries of Colleges 
and Universities in the Philadelphia Area. 
(Drexel) 

Taylor, Willie L. Manual of Procedure for 
the Periodicals Department of the Texas 
State College for Women Library. (Texas 
State College for Women) 

Public Relations and Extension Services 

Anderson, LeMoyne. The Role of Radio in 

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Large College and University Libraries. 
(Illinois) 

Hinton, Margaret 0. An Evaluation of Col-
lege and University Library Handbooks for 
Students. (Columbia) 

Stickle, Nellie R. Community Service · Pro-
grams of Selected Liberal Arts College 
Libraries. (Columbia) 

Wolf, Marjorie A. Library Extension Serv-
ices of the Colleges and Universities in the 
United States; a Bibliographic Survey. 
(Western Reser~e) 

Finance 
B roestl, John A. Revised Index for the Allo-

cation of the University Library Book Fund 
to the Various Departments of the Colleges 
of Arts and Sciences and · of the Graduate 
School of Western Reserve University. 
(Western Reserve) 

Selection and Acquisition of Printed Materials 

Budington, William S. The Obsolescence of 
Engineering Books. (Columbia) 

Deschamps, A. A., father. Seiection of Ma-
terials in the Field of Moral Theology in 
the Major Seminary Library with a List of 
Recommended Titles. (Catholic) 

Fleschuck, Anna J. IndeX' - of Forbidden 
Books of the Roman Catholic Church, De-
scribed and Explained. (Western Re-
serve) 

Johnston, Harold Garland. Guide to Books 
on the Drama for the College Library. 
(Michigan) 

Lentz, Robert T. Survey of Therapeutics 
Literature Files and Plans for the Develop-
ment of a File at the Jefferson Medical 
College Library. (Drexel) 

Schechter, Stella J. A Study of Book Supply 
Agencies Employed by Eleven Small Col-
lege and University Libraries in the Vicinity 
of Philadelphia. (Drexel) 

Siegel, Ernest I. Core Collection of Reserve 
Books for College Libraries. (Pratt) 

Theriault, Lionel, father. Selection of Ma-
terials in the Field of Dogmatic Theology 
in the Major Seminary Library with a List 
of Recommended Titles. (Catholic) 

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Problems of N onprint Mate•rials 

Grady, Marion B. Comparison of Motion 
Pictures and Books as Resource Materials. 
Ph.D. (Chicago) 

Little, Mary L. LP and the College Music 
Library. (Illinois) 

Menter, Raylene. A Program for the Estab-
lishment of an Audio-visual Center at Ar-
kansas Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege. (Illinois) 

Spence, Melville R. Classifying, Cataloging 
and Filing of Maps in College and Uni-
versity Libraries. (Western Reserve) 

Stripling, Erma M. The Technical Organi-
zation of Film and Visual Materials in 
College and University Libraries. (Co-
lumbia) 

Cataloging and Classification 

Ashbrook, Mary Louise. ' Survey of the Use 
and Classification of the Materials in Prot-
estant Theological School Libraries in the 
United States. (Western Reserve) 

Frarey, Carlyle J. Subject Heading Revision 
by the Library of Congress, 1941-1950. 
(Columbia) 

Gartland, Mary J. Study of Four Classifi-
cations for Sociology. (Western Reserve) 

Grunwald, Rose. Subject Headings for Cera-
mic Engineering and Research. (Carnegie) 

Kremen, Dorothy E. A Survey of Subject 
Heading Lists for Chemistry Libraries. 
(Illinois) 

Milhous, Virginia A. Music in the Catalog 
Department of a Small College Library. 
(Drexel) 

Oellrich, Gertrude. New Jersey State Author 
Headings: a Preliminary Study. ( Colum-
bia) 

Pritchard, Jennie D. The Practice of Simpli-
fied cataloging in Large University and 
Reference Libraries. (Columbia) 

Willard, Margaret L. Examination of the 
Dewey Decimal Classification of Art Ma-
terials with Particular Reference to the 
Library of the University of Texas. 
(Texas) 

Reference and Bibliography 

Ballantyne, Agnes L. Newburgh Collection 
of 16th, 17th and 18th Century Theological 
Books, with a Catalog and Description of 
Fifty of the Authors. (Western Reserve) 

Banet, Charles H. Investigation into the 
Bibliographic Organization of Biblical 
Studies. (Michigan) 

Bloomfield·, Masse. Application of the Auto-
matic Punch Card to Bibliographic Work. 
(Pittsburgh) 

Bonn, George S. Study of Engineering Busi-
ness Papers. (Chicago) 

Cooper, Lillian S. Botanical Societies and 
their Publications; a List with an Historical 
Summary. (Wisconsin) 

Crittenden, Sara N. Essay and General Lit-
erature Index: an Evaluation with Analy-
sis of the Books for 1936 Indexed Therein. 
(Florida) 

Havlik, Robert ]. A Comparison of the 
Value of Chemical Abstracting Journals. 
(Illinois) 

Haymes , Mary F. Dissemination of Cur-
rent Technical Information to the Research 
Personnel Served by an Industrial Library. 
(Carnegie) 

Ho, Don T. Union List of French Technical 
Periodicals in the Libraries of Philadelphia. 
(Carnegie) 

Ische, John P. Survey of Medical Periodicals 
Devoted to Abstracting. (Pratt) 

McAnally, Arthur M. Characteristics of 
Materials Used in Research in United 
States History. Ph.D. (Chicago) 

Meier, Elizabeth L. Characteristics of the 
Literature Used by Contributors to Ameri-
can Sociological Journals. (Chicago) 

Morrow, Alma I. Publications of Land-
Grant Institutions. (Columbia) 

Quinn, Edward W. Characteristics of the 
Literature Used by Authors of Books in 
the Field of Sociology. (Chicago) 

Ritchie, Marguerite. Analysis of the Docu-
mentation of Civil Engineering Research to 
Determine the Serial Publications Most 
Frequently Used. (Catholic) 

Schaefer, Ruth L. An Evaluation of the 
Guides to the Sources for the Study of the 
American Revolution. (Illinois) 

Talmadge, Robert L. Practices and Policies 
of the Reference Department of Large Uni-
versity Libraries Concerning the Prepara-
tion of Bibliographies. (Illinois) 

Tolman, James R. Bibliography and Re-
sources of Idaho History. (Illinois) 

Voelker, Gertrude E. Periodicals in the 
Augustana College Library. (Michigan) 

Use of the Library 

Jones, Helen S. ]. Manuscript for a Series 
of Filmstrips Instructing Freshmen in the 
Use of the University of Texas Library. 
(Texas) 

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Thurlow, Martha. The Use of the Subject 
Catalogs in the Biology and Chemistry De-
partmental Librari<:s in a University. (Co-
lumbia) · 

Evaluation of Collections and Services 

Allen, John C. Resources of the Syracuse 
University Libraries. (Illinois) 

Heard, J. Norman. Preservation and Publi-
cation of Texana by the Texas State His-
torical Association. (Texas) 

Jackson, William V. The Resources of the 
Libraries of Northwestern University. 
(Illinois) 

Kepple, Robert R. Increasing the Usefulness 
of the College Science Library for Under-
graduates. (Carnegie) 

Kivi, Karen. The William L. Clements Li-
brary of Americana. (Illinois) 

Knight, Mattie M. Study of the Reference 
Collection and Service at Brigham Young 
University as it Fits the Teaching Pro-
gram. (George Peabody) 

Leonard, Katherine E. Study of the Negro 
Collection in the Trevor Arnett Library at 
Atlanta University. (Atlanta) 

McLean, Margaret G. Evaluation of the 
Reference Book Collection of the Trevor 
Arnett Library, Atlanta University. (At-
lanta) 

Powers, Marjorie R. A Survey of the Col-
legiana Collections in the Libraries of the 
Pennsylvania State College, Temple Uni~ 
versity, Swarthmore College, and Haver-
ford College. (Drexel) 

Severance, Rosemary. American Library Re-
sources in South African Languages. 
(Illinois) 

Springer, Nelson P. The Mennonite His-
torical Library at Goshen College, Goshen, 
Indiana. (Illinois) 

Van Benthuysen, Robert F. Study of the 
Microfilm Reading Facilities in a Selected 
Number of College and University Librar-
ies in the Philadelphia Area. (Drexel) 

Reading Problems 

Garrett, Eunice P. Recreational Reading at 
College Libraries. (Drexel) 

Harrison, Madeline G. The Responsibility 
of the College Library for the Reading of 
the Freshman, with Specific Implications 
for Savannah State College Library. 
(Illinois) 

Historical Studies 

Duncan, Anne M. History of Howard Uni-
versity Library. (Catholic) 

Klingerman, Ethel M. Wilson College Li-
brary, I870-I950. (Drexel) 

Luckett, George R. History of the United 
States Naval Academy Library, I845-I907. 
(Catholic) 

Methvin, Doris. A Study of the Duke Uni-
versity Library. (Illinois) 

Straka, Mildred. An Historical Review of 
the Cataloging Department of the Colum-
bia University Libraries, I883-I950. (Co-
lumbia) 

Williams, Carrie W. A History of the 
Krauth Memorial Library and Staff of the 
Lutheran Theological Seminary Library at 
Philadelphia, from I 764 to I 951. (Drexel) 

Surveys 

Alexander, Sue P. A Study of the Libraries 
in Three Florida Junior Colleges. ( Flor-
ida) 

Curtis, George A. Statistical Survey of the 
Services of the John Crerar Library. 
(Chicago) 

Mallon, Margery G. Survey of Temple Law 
School Library. (Drexel) 

Raser, Lois A. A Study of the Book Collec-
tions of Three Small Church-Sponsored 
Schools. (Drexel) 

Reynolds, Mary V. A Survey of Lynchburg 
College Library, Lynchburg, Virginia. 
(Drexel) 

Williams, Avery W. Survey of State College 
Libraries for Negroes in Mississippi. (At-
lanta) 

Buildings 

Keilhola, Joan W. Modular Planning in 
College and University Library Buildings. 
(Drexel) 

Microfilm Edition of Wall Street Journal 
By arrangement with the publishers, Yale University is microfilming the Eastern Edition 

of the Wall Street Journal from its beginning in I889 to the present and -on a ~ontinuing basis. 
Orders are now being accepted for positive microfilm copies at 8.4 cents per foot. Plans call 
for four reels to a year, each containing the issues for three months. Microfilm copies of I95I 
issues will cost approximately $33.60. Orders should be sent to John H. Ottemiller, associate _ 
librarian, Yale University. 

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